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Coconut Mint Christmas Chocolates

Coconut Mint Christmas Chocolates + Giveaway

Published on December 5, 2016 • Last updated January 28, 2019 by Elizabeth Atia
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In collaboration with Albert Bartlett Potatoes & Üutensil. 

Coconut Mint Christmas Chocolates

So who else put up their Christmas tree this weekend?

We usually don’t put up our tree until the 12th of December, but this year my best friend surprised us and delivered a tree to us on Saturday afternoon. She’d picked up a five foot real Christmas tree in a pot but her sons didn’t like it and they wanted a bigger one, so she gifted the unloved tree to us. A belated 40th birthday present.

I spent a very pleasant Sunday afternoon pottering about decorating said tree. Ok, when I say pottering about I actually mean clearing out one of the bedroom closets of rubbish on a hunt to find the blue LED Christmas lights that hadn’t been returned to the Christmas decoration boxes last year. We (I enlisted my husband with this task) eventually found the lights buried among years of clutter and our closet is now seven bags of rubbish and two trips to the charity shop lighter. How is it that closets can fill up with so much stuff over the years?!

Coconut Mint Christmas Chocolates

I always like to make a nice little treat for nibbling on while decorating the Christmas tree and the subsequent present wrapping session.

This year I made some coconut mint Christmas chocolates with…. and you’ll never believe this…. mashed potatoes!

When I was a little girl I remember my grandmother serving some gorgeous handmade coconut chocolates to my brother and I straight from the freezer. They were delicious, and upon enquiring about their ingredients she replied, with a twinkle in her eye: “Mashed potatoes.”

I thought she was taking the mickey, so I insisted. I wanted to know what ingredients were in those chocolates (which is a really remarkable thing for a ten year old to ask, I think?!), and she kept laughing and saying mashed potatoes.

Coconut Mint Christmas Chocolates

For years I thought she was having a fun with me. It wasn’t until I moved to Scotland and attended a toddler group party that I learned about the Scottish Macaroon – a sickly sweet icing sugar and mashed potato sweet – that I remembered those mashed potato chocolates of my grandmothers.

Perhaps she wasn’t kidding after all!

My grandmother sadly passed away when I was only 16, so I don’t have her original recipe, but I’ve tried, over the years, to recreate her recipe from taste memory. These little chocolates taste like little homemade Bounty Bars, but for this festive version I’ve added a drop of peppermint extract for that cool Christmas vibe.

Coconut Mint Christmas Chocolates

These chocolates are so, so very good, if I do say so myself! I really like how the mashed potatoes adds a flavourless body to the soft coconut filling, while the dark chocolate (I like the really dark stuff – like 85% cocoa solids) pairs with the cooling peppermint flavour. It’s like eating a chocolate coated coconut icy snowball.

I’ve used Albert Barlett rooster potatoes purchased from my village shop for these chocolates. Rooster potatoes have a gorgeous red skin and a yellow flesh and they’re great for boiling, mashing and roasting (they make wicked Christmas roasties!). Look out for them while doing your supermarket shop in your local Co-op.

These chocolates need to be kept cool (which is probably why my grandmother kept them in the freezer), as it’s the hardened coconut oil that keeps them at the right consistency. They get really soft if kept in a warm room for too long.

I reckon they’d make great edible gifts too, as long as you let the recipient know they should be kept cool.

Do you have any unusual recipes using mashed potatoes as a secret ingredient? Let me know in the comments!

Coconut Mint Christmas Chocolates

Coconut Mint Christmas Chocolates

A mint flavoured coconut chocolate coated in dark chocolate and sprinkled with Christmas snowflakes.
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings: 24 chocolates
Author: Elizabeth

Ingredients

  • 160 grams Albert Bartlett potatoes peeled, uncooked weight
  • 250 grams icing sugar sieved
  • 150 grams coconut flakes processed until fine
  • 3 tbsp coconut oil warmed
  • 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
  • 250 grams dark chocolate I like 85% cocoa solids
  • snowflake sprinkles optional
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Instructions 

  • Peel potatoes and cut into small cubes. Place in a pan of unsalted water and bring to a simmer, cooking for 15 minutes or so until tender.
  • Drain and return the pan to the heat to evaporate as much of the moisture off as you can.
  • Mash the potatoes and then press through a fine sieve or a potato ricer, twice, so that they are very fine.
  • Combine the potatoes with the icing sugar, coconut, coconut oil and peppermint extract.
  • Place in the fridge to cool for an hour.
  • Roll the mixture into small balls the size of a small walnut and keep in the fridge while you melt the dark chocolate.
  • To melt the chocolate, break the chocolate into pieces in a small heatproof bowl. Suspend the bowl over a pan of barely simmering water and leave it to melt.
  • Coat the coconut/potato balls in the melted chocolate. Use a fork and a spoon to roll them in the chocolate and let the excess drip away. Place the chocolates a silicone baking mat or into small decorative paper cases. Decorate with snowflake sprinkles and leave the chocolates in a cool place to chill.
  • These chocolates will keep for several days in a cool place. They taste fine if kept in the fridge although they will develop condensation when brought out into room temperature.

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Christmas Giveaway

To prepare my homemade chocolate recipe I used several üutensil products in addition to the Albert Bartlett potatoes. Üutensil is a British design company who are committed to creating exciting and innovative kitchen products. Some of these products include:

Strip² – ThisĀ multi – functional tool makes veg prep a breeze.Ā One side holds an oversized peeler blade for faster peeling with no clogging whileĀ the other holds a clever blade that creates perfect julienne vegetables in one effortless stroke. RRP Ā£7.99

The Spudnik –Ā The unique flower shape is designed to be rotated in the bowl rather than pounded. The result – perfect fluffy mash with less effort and in less time. Plus it’s easier to clean and there’s no clogging. RRP Ā£7.99

The Swoosh & Bƶl Set –Ā The colander in this set is designed to create a natural vortex, helping water drain off food faster. The bowl is constructed in heavy duty plastic and is light enough to be carried easily yet tough enough to mix the heaviest batters. But with a clever twist, these two kitchen classics work even better together. RRP Ā£18.99

Tilt –Ā This angled chopping board keeps both sides hygienically clear from the worktop so you can flip the board during food preparation and use both sides. The slant on the board helps the food fall away from the knife to keep the cutting area clear and the corners can be used to pour the prepped food into bowls or pans. It’s dishwasher safe too. RRP Ā£18.99

GIVEAWAY

Üutensil and Albert Bartlett Potatoes have teamed up to offer one of my lucky UK readers the chance to win everything pictured in the photograph above (plus a lot more potatoes – 15 kg, to be precise!). That’s the Christmas roast potatoes and vegetable prep sorted! To enter, simply fill out the Rafflecopter form below!

TERMS & CONDITIONS

This giveaway is open to UK entries only. Entrants must be age 18 or over. The winner will need to respond within 30 days of being contacted; failure to do this may result in another winner being selected. Note, that if you want delivery before Christmas you must reply by the 22nd of December at the very latest.

The prize is offered and provided by Üutensil and Albert Bartlett Potatoes. The prize is to win an Albert Bartlett & Üutensil Bundle worth £75! here is no cash alternative and the prize is not transferable.

There is no entry fee and no purchase is necessary to enter this giveaway.

The promoter (Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary) reserves the right to cancel or amend the giveaway and these terms and conditions without notice.

Entry into our giveaways will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.

If you need some help using Rafflecopter, here’s a quick clip to show you how. Rafflecopter will pick the winner at random from all the entries received. I will be verifying entries. Any automated entries or those who have claimed they have made the mandatory blog post comment and really haven’t will be disqualified. It’s mandatory! Please make sure your comment is eight words or longer or Google views it as spam. All entries with comments fewer than the mandatory 8 words will be disqualified.Ā 

Closing date is midnight (that’s 00:00 hours, 12 am on Sunday night/Monday morning) on Monday 19 December 2016 (GMT). The winner will be announced shortly afterwards.

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OTHER SWEET RECIPES WITH MASHED POTATOES AS AN INGREDIENT
Chocolate Mashed Potato Cake with Tahini Drizzle by Veggie Desserts
Blueberry & Almond Traybake by Supergolden Bakes
Scottish Macaroon Snowballs by Tinned Tomatoes

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This is a paid recipe commission in collaboration with Albert Bartlett potatoes and uutensil. However, as always, all thoughts and opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for supporting the brands who make it possible for me to do what I love: mess up my kitchen and share recipe stories.

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About Elizabeth Atia

Daydream adventurer. Expat Canadian. Foodie. Calls Shetland home.

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Comments

  1. paula cheadle

    December 19, 2016 at 1:01 am

    I have got a recipe for my own christmas pudding as I am wheat and dairy free, so I have to make my own, plus it tastes better

    Reply
  2. leanne weir

    December 19, 2016 at 12:56 am

    I love making Chocolate logs with my boy

    Reply
  3. Robyn Clarke

    December 19, 2016 at 12:03 am

    I love making a big batch of cookies that we deliver to friends when we visit.

    Reply
  4. Tammy Neal

    December 18, 2016 at 11:53 pm

    Homemade pigs In blankets.

    Reply
  5. Elspeth MacMillan

    December 18, 2016 at 11:12 pm

    I make Christmas Dumpling every year much lighter than Christmas pudding and a favourite with all the family šŸ˜€

    Reply
  6. Kat Allinson

    December 18, 2016 at 11:06 pm

    Mine is Delia Smiths Traditional Christmas Cake recipe, it is my go to every year and always tastes amazing

    Reply
  7. Deborah Mackenzie

    December 18, 2016 at 10:35 pm

    I love Christmas cake, with lots of fruit and nuts in it. It is good by itself, with butter on it or even served with custard!

    Reply
  8. Rebecca Hussey

    December 18, 2016 at 10:31 pm

    I love making handmade mine pies they are yummy

    Reply
  9. steph lovatt

    December 18, 2016 at 10:08 pm

    I love to make gingerbread at Christmas the smell is amazing

    Reply
  10. karen Howden

    December 18, 2016 at 9:13 pm

    My favorite Christmas Recipe is my mums Chestnut Stuffing, dont know how its made but its bloody good

    Reply
  11. ADEINNE TONNER

    December 18, 2016 at 8:48 pm

    My favourite christmas recipe has to be brussel sprouts with bacon in them as it is better than plan old boring brussel sprouts and it makes the children eat them too

    Reply
  12. Anneka Hulse

    December 18, 2016 at 8:45 pm

    My Favorite Christmas recipe is chocolate coated lebkuchen german biscuits they are really tasty

    Reply
  13. Gill Saunders

    December 18, 2016 at 7:45 pm

    These would be fabulous not just for Christmas day but all year too. Loving making melting middle chocolate puds for Christmas day!

    Reply
  14. Alison

    December 18, 2016 at 7:06 pm

    A christmas cake recipe that was handed down from my grandparents

    Reply
  15. Gillian Mcclelland

    December 18, 2016 at 6:15 pm

    I love making Chocolate Yule logs at Christmas a winter treat

    Reply
  16. Mark Fletcher

    December 18, 2016 at 4:36 pm

    Sprouts! Theres a lot to be said for the humble sprout! Great fried with chopped bacon mmm!!!

    Reply
  17. samantha buntain

    December 18, 2016 at 4:29 pm

    i like homage flaked chocolate truffles there so yummy

    Reply
  18. caroline tokes

    December 18, 2016 at 3:23 pm

    my nana’s christmas cake i love baking though especially at xmas

    Reply
  19. Kathrine B

    December 18, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    I love a classic mince pie recipe, especially with homemade pastry, and I also like recipes that suggest interesting twists on the classic recipe to try something a bit different

    Reply
  20. Catherine

    December 18, 2016 at 12:40 pm

    my mums homemade fruit cake is my fave recipe! its tastes lovely and reminds me of christmas when she makes it

    Reply
  21. Sarah Rees

    December 18, 2016 at 11:55 am

    My Christmas yule log fun to make with the kids and lots of chocolately icing which everyone in my house loves

    Reply
  22. Katie Thomas

    December 18, 2016 at 11:49 am

    sprouts fried wwith garlic bugtter and bacon lardons

    Reply
  23. linda griffiths

    December 18, 2016 at 11:47 am

    I love my turkey and gammon pie with leftovers

    Reply
  24. Jill Fairbanks

    December 18, 2016 at 9:23 am

    My favourite Christmas recipe is my homemade chestnut stuffing its yummy

    Reply
  25. Richard Tyler

    December 18, 2016 at 2:58 am

    I love making xmas fairy cakes, with yummy tops, always go down a treat at family gathering!

    Reply
  26. Rachael ashmore

    December 17, 2016 at 10:44 pm

    I love making home made mince pies. Merry Christmas

    Reply
  27. Kate Knight

    December 17, 2016 at 10:01 am

    Love making mince pies with puff pastry, for a difference

    Reply
  28. Dawn Wilkinson

    December 16, 2016 at 10:38 am

    The Christmas cake my family makes is one taken from the village newsletter in the 1970’s. We don’t know if it was originally from a recipe book, TV chef or from one of the villagers granny’s recipe? It is interesting how recipes ‘travel’ and become a family recipe anew.

    Reply
  29. Lynne O'Connor

    December 16, 2016 at 12:12 am

    Yule log. I learnt to make these at school many decades ago and amazed myself at how good they taste, yet they’re really easy to make

    Reply
  30. Claire Bayliss

    December 15, 2016 at 8:59 pm

    My favourite Christmas recipe has to be Melting Snowman Biscuits because they’re really easy to make with the kids and taste yummy too x

    Reply
  31. Ellie Fletcher

    December 15, 2016 at 3:32 pm

    I love making my own Christmas cake, following the same Delia Smith recipe that I’ve been using for 35 years!

    Reply
  32. Susan Hoggett

    December 15, 2016 at 1:43 pm

    I love making my own xmas cakes, I make quite alot for friends and family

    Reply
  33. Julian

    December 15, 2016 at 12:13 pm

    C hristmas cake every year… still to be iced. Huge mince pies too.

    Reply
  34. Johanne Currie

    December 14, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    Key lime pie
    Digestive buiscuits
    Eggs
    Condensed milk
    Limes and lime zest

    Reply
  35. Billie Fritsche

    December 14, 2016 at 12:07 pm

    I love making a candy cane peppermint cake every year. It’s basically a white cake mix with little pieces of candy cane crushed, (flour first to prevent sinking during baking). Then you frost with a buttercream frosting I colour light green and put a drop of peppermint flavouring in. Everyone loves it as an alternative to traditional Christmas pudding. x

    Reply
  36. jen s morgan

    December 13, 2016 at 9:15 pm

    My nans christmas pudding recipe. It’s amazing we make it every year wouldn’t be christmas without it x

    Reply
  37. Gillian Holmes

    December 13, 2016 at 5:45 pm

    A leg of lamb with all the trimmings

    Reply
  38. michelle o'neill

    December 13, 2016 at 3:07 pm

    home made mince pies x

    Reply
  39. Jorgelina

    December 13, 2016 at 1:33 pm

    I come from Argentina, so a British Christmas is new to me, I’ve only been here over 3 years. My fave is roast potatoes, of course! And if I have to choose one from Argentina, a classic for Christmas is Vitel TonĆ© (aka Vitello tonnato: an Italian dish we inherited from our great grandparents, many of us Argentinians descend from Italians and Spanish who came over in the late 1800s early 1900s). It’s dish of cold, sliced veal covered with a creamy, mayonnaise-like sauce that has been flavored with tuna.
    We remove any extra fat from a cut of meat called Peceto, in English some call it “Salmon beef cut or Eye of round / Middle rump). Then we place it in a roasting tray (many people boil it instead, I prefer the taste of it roasted) with carrots, onions and red peppers, of course, salt, pepper, red pepper / mild chilli flakes, cumin and a rub of mustard. You roast it usually 1 hour per kilo of meat. You leave it on the roasting tray covered with tin foil to cool down in its juices and the next day you pour in your blender the juices, some of the vegetables to taste (I prefer mainly the roasted onions and a little bit of carrots and red peppers, some only use onions so the sauce is lighter in colour), some people add a couple of anchovies as well, then the mayonnaise. Blend until it reaches at creamy consistency, no lumps. Then add some chopped olives (or capers) to the sauce. Then slice the meat as thin as possible and alternate meat and sauce on a tray or platter where you’ll be serving your dish on. I love to have it with tomato salad, and with Russian salad (a cold salad made with boiled potatoes and boiled carrots cut in cubes, and peas then you dress it with a watered down mayo and some olives for decoration. Yum!

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  40. Michelle Johnson

    December 12, 2016 at 10:09 pm

    Mince pies, I’ve either helped make, or made them myself since I was little of the Christmas period, so I get a lovely feeling of nostalgia when I cook them.

    Reply
  41. Margaret Clarkson

    December 12, 2016 at 2:50 pm

    My favourite Christmas recipe is the Christmas cake, because I love the fruity flavours.

    Reply
  42. Geraldine Tennant

    December 12, 2016 at 2:02 pm

    I always love to make stained glass window biscuits by cutting the centre out of the biscuit dough leaving about a centimetre all around and dropping one or two boiled sweets into the hole. When they are baked they look really pretty as the sweets melt and look like stained glass. Great for the Christmas Tree.

    Reply
  43. Alica

    December 11, 2016 at 9:45 pm

    I love my Mum’s recipe for brandy laced mince pies and I make them every year to remember her by šŸ™‚

    Reply
  44. Jane

    December 11, 2016 at 2:12 am

    Sherry trifle with brandy (I know) is always the favourite in the household and I love tasting it/sampling

    Reply
  45. purpleshoes

    December 10, 2016 at 4:40 pm

    I like trifle with ginger and plums. It’s really light and festive

    Reply
  46. Gemma Massey

    December 10, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    I love making a traditional Christmas cake then licking the bowl after šŸ™‚

    Reply
  47. claire toplis

    December 10, 2016 at 2:44 pm

    mince pies after all they are part of the tradition of Christmas

    Reply
  48. Lisa Rowsell

    December 8, 2016 at 9:32 pm

    My mum’s Christmas cake recipe because it’s bursting with flavours, and isn’t too heavy like some are.

    Reply
  49. Kavey

    December 8, 2016 at 6:31 pm

    Have never come across a recipe like this, so intrigued and I looove the finish too with the little snowflakes. Your grandmother must have loved the reaction from you when she told you the secret only for you not to believe her!

    Reply
  50. Beky Austerberry

    December 8, 2016 at 6:28 pm

    I like mincepie muffins – basically the mixture for fairy cakes with a small jar of mincemeat stirred in – tastes like a mild christmas cake!

    Reply
  51. Katie b

    December 8, 2016 at 1:51 pm

    Mince pies! Mainly because I’m gluten intolerant so if I make them I can eat them!

    Reply
  52. emma walters

    December 8, 2016 at 7:16 am

    turkey curry on boxing day is always a hit with the family

    Reply
  53. Tracy

    December 7, 2016 at 10:09 pm

    I love panacotta with a raspberry and champagne sauce. It is elegant to look at. Light enough to enjoy after a heavy meal. Plus delectable to look at

    Reply
  54. terri jenner

    December 7, 2016 at 8:00 pm

    got to be banoffee roulade which I always make at Christmas – a firm favoutie and not fattening at all !!1

    Reply
  55. Ann Marie Gould

    December 7, 2016 at 5:51 pm

    my favourite christmas recipe is Rum Truffles made them for the first time last year and the family loved them šŸ™‚

    Reply
  56. natalie grice

    December 7, 2016 at 3:12 pm

    my favourite recipe is chocolate log, its now become tradition for me and my eldest son too make it together on Christmas eve!

    Reply
  57. Ellie Wood

    December 7, 2016 at 11:54 am

    Chocolate yule log, coffee makes it extra rich

    Reply
  58. Emma Salter

    December 6, 2016 at 11:30 pm

    My favourite recipe is my homemade fudge. I love trying new flavours.

    Reply
  59. Helen Moulden

    December 6, 2016 at 11:07 pm

    I think mince pies. They’re traditional, and the smell of them just makes me think Christmas and makes me happy!

    Reply
  60. Katherine Lawson

    December 6, 2016 at 10:36 pm

    I make shortbread every Christmas to give as gifts to family and friends. It’s a super simple recipe from my grandmother, using only the best ingredients which give it its beautiful taste!

    Reply
  61. frances hopkins

    December 6, 2016 at 9:01 pm

    My mums yule log, every year its guaranteed to be in the table, delicious!

    Reply
  62. Louise Allen

    December 6, 2016 at 6:16 pm

    My slow cooked red cabbage with red wine, apple and orange juice! Perfect with turkey or gammon šŸ˜‰

    Reply
  63. Gill

    December 6, 2016 at 6:13 pm

    We always have sticky toffee pudding instead of Christmas pudding for our Christmas meal

    Reply
  64. June Armstrong

    December 6, 2016 at 6:01 pm

    Hi! My favourite recipe (all year round, really!) is scones, although they do seem to double in size over the festive season.

    Reply
  65. Emily Knight

    December 6, 2016 at 5:41 pm

    I love mulled cider for three reasons: it tastes amazing, it makes me feel festive and it makes the whole house smell great!

    Reply
  66. Heather T

    December 6, 2016 at 5:05 pm

    Homemade mince pies with spicy apple mincemeat, they are lush!

    Reply
  67. Liam Bishop

    December 6, 2016 at 4:56 pm

    We always make a Mary Berry Christmas Cake, it’s a great recipe and a bit of a tradition to start off December.

    Reply
  68. Helen Tovell

    December 6, 2016 at 2:58 pm

    We like to make Christmas spiced biscuits in different shapes so we can ice them and have fun before we eat them

    Reply
  69. Jeanette

    December 6, 2016 at 1:42 pm

    My favourite Christmas recipe is my own recipe for cheese straws. Delicious.

    Reply
  70. Victoria

    December 6, 2016 at 10:32 am

    My favourite Christmas recipe is to bake a gluten free stollen with an almond paste centre. It is quite delicious and less heavy than fruit cake.

    Reply
  71. Darren

    December 6, 2016 at 10:13 am

    We like to make rosemary and garlic focacia bread to have turkey sandwiches.

    Reply
  72. Laura

    December 6, 2016 at 9:55 am

    Mine isn’t really a christmas recipe but it’s still my favourite – it’s my mums chocolate fudge cake made up plain and simple. Every other time it is made throughout the year it has other bits and flavours added to it but at christmas is is left alone and is still just as delicious.

    Reply
  73. Christopher Campbell

    December 6, 2016 at 8:15 am

    I like a stuffing made with sausage meat, sage and apple. Much better than the usual soggy stuffing.

    Reply
  74. Phil Darling

    December 6, 2016 at 7:07 am

    I like sprouts with bacon and chesnuts as its the obly time of the year I get to eat them

    Reply
  75. Caroline H

    December 6, 2016 at 2:35 am

    Mine is a really simple chocolate and brandy truffle. I used to roll them in vermicelli but I’ve upped my game and gone cocoa powder and edible glitter these days. They’re simple (admittedly really quite naff!) but they disappear fast!

    Reply
  76. Corinne Henson

    December 6, 2016 at 12:11 am

    I love making my mums traditional Christmas cake recipe although it’s never turns out quite as good as hers šŸ™

    Reply
  77. Kellan Morgan

    December 6, 2016 at 12:04 am

    Peanut butter fudge, reminds me of Christmas at my Grandma’s and is also amazing.

    Reply
  78. Lorraine Tinsley

    December 6, 2016 at 12:02 am

    I really like Christmas pudding ice cream and it is so easy. Buy a Christmas pudding and a tub of vanilla ice cream, mix together and put back in the freezer, when it’s time to eat take it out a little bit before and voila, very yummy!!

    Reply
  79. John Tingay

    December 5, 2016 at 11:28 pm

    My sister has all the best Christmas recipes. The honey roasted parsnips, the pork & chestnut stuffing and the decadent sherry trifle are the highlights.

    Reply
  80. Charlotte Clark

    December 5, 2016 at 10:52 pm

    I love to make gingerbread men with extra cinnamon for the festive season šŸ˜€ they’re so tasty

    Reply
  81. Holly Gibson

    December 5, 2016 at 10:21 pm

    My favourite recipe is my mum’s cauliflower cheese with a little cinnamon in it!

    Reply
  82. Karen Lloyd

    December 5, 2016 at 10:16 pm

    My favourite Christmas recipe is trifle. Lots of fruit but no sponge and custard made with cream, all topped off with whipped double cream.

    Reply
  83. sarah birkett

    December 5, 2016 at 10:07 pm

    MINCE PIES. JUST CRACKED PASTRY AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY QUITE EASY NOW

    Reply
  84. Lucy Major

    December 5, 2016 at 10:00 pm

    I love homemade mince pies or a good Christmas pudding

    Reply
  85. niall O'Grady

    December 5, 2016 at 9:51 pm

    Love baked apple, filled with mincemeat – delicious

    Reply
  86. Emma

    December 5, 2016 at 9:45 pm

    My favourite Christmas recipe is stewed breakfast apples with cinnamon and ginger šŸ™‚

    Reply
  87. Kelly Glen

    December 5, 2016 at 9:44 pm

    We always make a chocolate cake at Christmas and everybody loves having some.

    Reply
  88. Barbara Knight

    December 5, 2016 at 9:18 pm

    I love making gingerbread biscuits and of course a gingerbread house, because of the smell, the taste of all those spices and the chance to go mad and decorate.

    Reply
  89. rena plumridge

    December 5, 2016 at 9:02 pm

    I love be make nag bubble and squeak O Boxing Day with all the left overs

    Reply
  90. lorraine stone

    December 5, 2016 at 9:00 pm

    I like to make my own mince pies, I make quite a few batches as we tend to eat a lot of them!

    Reply
  91. Fiona K

    December 5, 2016 at 8:50 pm

    I like easy recipes so as to minimise preparation time such as iced snowman cookies which are fun to eat and look at

    Reply
  92. clair downham

    December 5, 2016 at 8:47 pm

    making turkey curry with the leftovers very tasty

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  93. Tania Atfield

    December 5, 2016 at 8:36 pm

    I love making my own mince pies and my kids help cut out pastry holly leaves for the tops

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  94. caroline walliss

    December 5, 2016 at 8:31 pm

    My Favourite xmas recipe would have to be a traditional Yule Log, yummy!x

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  95. amy bondoc

    December 5, 2016 at 8:29 pm

    ever since i was a kid we have cherry and flake choclate trifle with fresh cream and fresh cherries, i still make it now christmas wouldnt be the same without it!

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  96. Heather Haigh

    December 5, 2016 at 8:20 pm

    Gluten free mince pies – it took me ages to get the recipe right and now I’m really happy with it.

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  97. Madeleine

    December 5, 2016 at 7:51 pm

    Very Festive!

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  98. Karen Scammell

    December 5, 2016 at 7:49 pm

    my favourite christmas recipe is butter biscuits, i make them with my sister on boxing day

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  99. Frances H

    December 5, 2016 at 7:31 pm

    I make Christmas Muffins – Basically all the dried fruit is soaked in cherry brandy before cooking.

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  100. Tracey Peach

    December 5, 2016 at 7:29 pm

    The yule log Chocolate fudge because it tastes so lovely & everyone loves it šŸ™‚ x

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  101. alison fisher

    December 5, 2016 at 7:26 pm

    I make shortbread biscuits and place boiled sweets in them (for xmas tree ornaments) when they have cooked it looks like stained glass

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  102. Graeme

    December 5, 2016 at 7:20 pm

    I love home made mince pies because they taste so much better than shop bought ones.

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  103. fozia Akhtar

    December 5, 2016 at 7:19 pm

    My mince pies

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  104. Anna

    December 5, 2016 at 7:18 pm

    I always make a batch of gingerbread cookies to hang on the tree

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  105. Sean Maloney

    December 5, 2016 at 7:18 pm

    Tasty stuff

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  106. laura banks

    December 5, 2016 at 7:15 pm

    my hubbys homemade salmon pate not really chrismassy but he only makes it for me at xmas so i look forward to it

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  107. Tomas Griffiths

    December 5, 2016 at 7:14 pm

    This look amazing! Still convincing my girlfriend that the tree needs to be real and put up ASAP..

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  108. Terri Collins

    December 5, 2016 at 7:13 pm

    I like a quoin fillet, loads of roasted veg, mash and rosaries, gravy and stuffing. Oh and apple sauce, cranberry sauce and mustard

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    • Terri Collins

      December 5, 2016 at 7:14 pm

      its Terri Kelly nee Collins btw

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  109. Steven S

    December 5, 2016 at 7:13 pm

    Wifeys roast potatoes take some beating, very simple with potatoes cooked in goose fat with salt and pepper, no idea how she does it but they are always crisp but still fluffy inside, way better than I can manage.

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  110. Lisa Parker

    December 5, 2016 at 7:12 pm

    My spicy Christmas biscuits as I love making them and I love the smell on them cooking in the oven. The cinnamon flows through the house, plus they don’t last long in my house x

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  111. Tracy Nixon

    December 5, 2016 at 7:05 pm

    I love making a turkey pie on boxing day to use up the leftover turkey!

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